Overview

Bentley University: A Private, Co-ed, Business University with a Focus on Technology, Hands-On Learning, and Career Planning

Bentley University is a private, co-ed institution of higher learning in Waltham, Massachusetts, just 10 miles from Boston. Regarded as one of the best business schools in the United States, Bentley provides an education that combines a solid foundation of business knowledge with the critical thinking and cultural understanding that comes from study of the arts and sciences. The Bentley curriculum emphasizes the strategic use of information technology and the role it plays in all aspects of business today. This focus gives graduates of Bentley a competitive advantage in the job market and enables its alumni to make immediate contributions their employers.

Students Choose from a Variety of Top Majors at Bentley, Including Accounting, Finance, and Management

At Bentley, students receive a wide-ranging education that combines a core of business and liberal arts fundamentals. This integration ensures that each student has the skills within a particular discipline necessary to land a good job, and a well-rounded perspective that leads to professional success. The breadth of departments at Bentley allows students to choose from 23 majors and 36 minors. Some of the most popular programs pursued by undergraduates are accountancy, finance, management, marketing, mathematical and actuarial sciences.

Bentley University offers an innovative Liberal Studies Major (LSM) program, an optional double major that provides a competitive edge by enhancing the student's ability to think analytically, critically, and creatively. Students pair the LSM with a primary major in a business discipline or one of the arts and sciences majors requiring a significant business component; both majors are completed in the same four years.

A 21st Century Education cannot be Confined to the Classroom

Our faculty and students alike share a core belief that an education cannot be confined to the classroom, but must be applied and refined through engagement with the outside world through service learning, study aboard, corporate partnerships and internships.

Here, experiential education programs give you unparalleled opportunities to gain real-world experience, build new skills for living and working in a global community, and develop fresh insights into diverse people.

Bentley students have access to hundreds of service learning projects including opportunities embedded in the course curriculum. Students get involved in the the larger community around them. Each year, hundreds of Bentley students study abroad in one of the university's more than 50 programs available.

Students can also take advantage of Corporate Partnerships where they will work with executives on real world problems in the classroom. Finally over 90% of Bentley students have at least one internship experience. Our relationship with leading employers means you will have internship opportunities throughout the U.S. and the world.

There are several specialty opportunities for undergraduate students that are available at Bentley University. These include the Honors Program, which offers high-achieving students opportunities to take select classes each semester in an intimate, seminar-style format. In addition to honors courses, students in the program participate in special co-curricular activities such as film screenings; lectures by distinguished speakers; and field trips to innovative companies and the theaters, concert halls, and museums for which Boston is internationally famous.

Students at Bentley Have Student Groups and Organizations to Join, from the Leadership Society to Beta Sigma Gamma

There are more than 100 student organizations for undergraduates to become a part of over the course of their four-year stays at Bentley. These organizations include academic interests, campus arts and media interests, social and political interests, athletics, and other interests. Groups include the Poker Club, the Leadership Society, the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, the Italian Club, the Water Polo Club, the Association of Chinese Students, the Beta Sigma Gamma Honor Society, Cheerleaders, and many others.

Vast Majority of Undergraduate Students Live on Campus and Are Guaranteed Housing for All Four Years

There is a great deal of on-campus student housing available to undergraduates at Bentley University. In fact, more than 85% of all undergraduate students live in dormitory halls. Bentley offers guaranteed housing for incoming freshmen or underclassmen. Suites and apartment-style residence halls are available for upperclassmen. In addition to amenities like recreation rooms, vending machines, and air-conditioned rooms, residents have access to full-time staff members that support resident needs, including security.

Tuition at Bentley Can Be Offset with Ample Financial Aid Options like Local Grants, Government Aid, and Other Programs

Most students - up to 80% - receive some form of financial aid including institutional grants, student loans, statewide and local grants, and federal grants. There is also a work-study program available at Bentley. Additionally, more than 90% of students complete internships during their time at the university. More than 95% of undergrads are employed or in graduate school within months of graduation.

Bentley Ranks High for Program Value and Educational Quality among All Other Business Schools in the Northeast